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So I am getting closer to 5 months along and Im huge, I officially feel like I have an octopus inside of me :D lol (sorry about the reference there. I guess its not better than how they compare the pregnancies to food sizes lol) Part of the reason I am off work.
I understand yes this is my 2nd pregnancy, but the doctor says that I am measuring bigger my last ultrasound he made the comment of he thinks the one baby was hiding behind one another because one sac overlaps the other sac by like three quarters of the way. They believe they picked up two heartbeats at my appt in December and cant wait til the ultrasound in February to find.
Although it could be exciting still scary at the same time especially with our age. Thank goodness my daughter is potty trained.

On this day we went to see my ob as usual every month. This time was different thought. Instead of having the nurse check for the heart beat he came in and did it. He said that he was looking for the second heart beat. I was like omg what?? We are scheduled to get an ultrasound done February 2nd for my next appointment he says we will be able to find out the babies sex and find out how many I am having and I was like what woah wow! Now my hubby is just running around bragging about this pregnancy. Lucky me :D

found a new website for twin and triplet sets today called Stuff 4 Multiples. They seem to put a sarcastic spin on the questions asked about sets of multiples during regular daily travels. The website shows an array of upscale yet inexpensive sets of baby clothes, bibs, and bags with catchy phrases like “yes, we’re twins” on one shirt and “no, we’re not identical” on the other. According to the mission statement by the owner, the gifts come pre-packaged in a nice gift box right to your door. The website claims to be having a ‘Grand Opening’ on January 15th (presumably to add more to the site), but what is already there seems like a new idea for the parents and families of multiples who get stopped all over the world’s shopping destinations to be grilled about their new multiple bundles. The “about us” page tells of the owners many trips out and about that take way too long due to the frequent stops to answer all the funny and sometimes rude (Are they from IVF?) questions from everyone that just has to know more.
 
The website is http://www.stuff4multiples.com check it out if you know a family that can benefit from their knowledge…
 

 Hello im a new to this web site but im gld i joined. Im a proud mom on twin girls who will be turnining 10 in a few weeks. And im not ready for this next stage. I know that theres nothing i can do about bout this work is so crazy that a big part of me just wants to protect them.
My little ladies are so cute and sweet that i feel so blessed to have them in my life. Im a single mother there dad has never been in there life. Its so hard but i can say that i have the best family in the world because they have given  me so much support.
I need to know if anyone has older twins and what are they like at 12 and older because i just want to know what to look out for in the next few years thanks

My girls will be three months old on Tuesday.  They had been sleeping in their cribs when they got home from the hospital. Then, one night they fussed and the only way they would go to sleep was in their carseats.  Baby A sleeps in her carseat in the crib and Baby B sleeps in the seat on the floor in the room.  When would you suggest putting them in their cribs and not in the carseats?  I am scared that if I lay them in the crib, they will wake up sooner then in the seats.  Right now, they both sleep until 5 in the morning.  Though our nighttime schedule puts them to bed between 8-10.  We have also gotten into the habit of putting them down for naps in their swings.  We usually wake them if one is up and then change diapers, possible play and then feed or visa versa.  When should we be puttin them in their cribs for naps?  Should I start with one nap a day in their cribs?

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Please support Liam and I as we walk for Iman and all the other little Angels whose brief time on earth brought so much love, peace and happiness to the lives they touched. Liam is living proof that miracle can happen with the help of God and Science. God has the miracle part covered so I am helping with the research/science portion. I will be walking 5.5miles with Liam in a sling, he now weighs 15Ibs, so this will be quite a work out for me. Please give what you can, any amount you can donate will be greatly appreciated. The March of Dimes (for more information go to http://www.marchforbabies.org/) champions the needs of moms and babies in our community and across the nation. The money we raise for March for Babies will support lifesaving research; services, education and advocacy that help babies get a healthy start.  Won`t you please help me in this worthy cause? Contributing to my walk online is fast, easy and secure. You can donate directly from my personal webpage with a credit card or PayPal. If you prefer, I can also accept cash or check. Just click the appropriate box on my webpage. My team web page address for donations is...http://www.marchforbabies.org/teams/708537 The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.  Thank you and God blessFunmi

On the 5th of July 2008 I went into preterm labor, I was pregnant with twin boys. I had no idea what was going on until my contraction started coming hard and fast and I started bleeding heavily. I remember thinking why are am here when we were directed to the labor and delivery ward, Hugh even told the nurse she was mistaken, I could not be in labor I was only 22 weeks pregnant. I was 5cm dilated and one of the sacs had dropped, my sweet baby was engaged and ready to be born. I was immediately pumped full of magnesium and the bed was elevated but to no avail. I delivered our first baby, Iman Hugh Patrick on the 6th of July 2008 he was 22 weeks and 4 days, 1Ib 3oz and 11.5 inches. He was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, his lips were so soft and full and his nose was a cute button nose like mine. The hospital could not save him because he was under 23 weeks so we held our baby, kissed him, talked to him and watched him fade away. The pain of watching helplessly as you child fades away is unbearable, I still wake up sometimes and think it was all a bad dream. I wish I had more time with Iman that I would have held him for longer, seen him one last time and said goodbye but alass the bed rest would not allow it. I wish he was here with me, his dad and his brotherThough the advances of medicine and the power of prayer (to be honest I think it was 10% science and 90% prayer). I was able to carry his twin brother for another two weeks. I delivered our second baby on the 20th of July 2008 (he was 24 weeks and 4 days). In those 2 weeks I was on bed rest in the hospital nobody, not even the doctors could tell me what was going on, the nurses all prayed for us and nick named me “the miracle mum”.  I wanted desperately to be reassured that our second baby would not share the same fate as his brother, I wanted to know how it was possible that he was still hanging on in there after I had pushed his brother out. I wanted numbers, statistics, and stories of other mums who had gone though the same and ended up with a "positive outcomes". I got no reassurance, stories or explanation. The doctors (apart from my Obgyn) all echoed the same bad news, the prognosis was bad, the baby would not be “intact” due to the risk of infection as my cervix was open and the placenta was detaching.  My Obgyn (Dr Barnes) was heaven sent (God really directed us to her and worked though her from the moment she arrived in the hospital to see me).  Her first words were, "Funmi you are not supposed to be here yet" with a smile.  Such was the nature of Dr Barnes, always positive and reassuring in the darkest of situation.  I pray for her every day she embanked on a journey she had never gone before. She just kept pumping me full of the maximum dose of magnesium (which incidentally could have stopped my heart even with the slightest dosage miscalculation) and alternating my antibiotics. One day a nurse noticed that I had something hanging out of me, I was quickly rushed to the OR we feared the worse. It turned out to be the umbilical cord from Iman detaching from the placenta, Dr Barnes removed it without any drama.  That could have very easily detached inside me leading to all sort of complications, that was one of the many miracles and wonders that  I believed happened to me in those two weeks.  There were some other incidences which I will not go into needless to say we had ups and downs and everyday we did not know if today would be the day. I dreamt and imagined Angels and demons while on my magnesium high, the only thing that was real was the constant movement in my tummy and the love I felt from Hugh, my cousin and everybody that came to visit or called.  We prayed every day and night and we asked for the prayers of every body we know. I told the baby inside me to stay put, there was nothing much to see out here, I willed my body everyday, every hour, at times the contraction were so intense I felt like I would be ripped apart from the inside out.  The nurses were all great, one night Nurse Sally from Ireland helped me with some meditation and relaxation exercises, I was able to sleep for about Five hours straight.
 
Finally, my body gave up, I developed an infection and my fever was rising every hour when my temperature reached 105F the magnesium was turned off and we proceeded to the OR again. Prior to that, I am ashamed to say my pain was so intense I had thought about just asking the doctor to get him out. I am sure if the infection had not taken hold Hugh would have suggested the same thing to the doctor. Finally, I got an epidural and within what seemed like a few minutes Omar Liam Michael Oreoluwa was born by c-section weighing 1Ib 9oz and 12 inches long. I have no doubt he would have hung in there until I was 40 weeks if I had not got an infection.  My mind was still cloudy from all the drugs but I remember Hugh telling me he had to go with the baby.  The next day I saw my baby for the first time he was so tiny, helpless surrounded by so many machines with tubes coming out of his month, belly button, legs, and hand.  He had his eyes shut just like his brother and he looked just like him, I cried, and cried some more for about 3 days each time I saw him.  On the eighth day after he was born Liam opened his eyes and at that point I knew he was here to stay.
 
Liam came home on the 13th of November 2008 three months and two weeks after he was born. He was on the respirator for 27 days, in an incubator for 89 day and he had to two laser surgeries for ROP other than that he is perfectly healthy with no complications. He is now 13Ibs 9oz, 27 inches he loves to talk, smile and laugh. Miracles do happen, life can seem cruel at time but ever so often there is a ray of light in the darkness.

I just found this site today.  I am a mother of twins.  Girl/boy.  They are 3 now.  Just thought I would introduce myself.